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first hand records of event, theories, opinions, or actions may come in the form of either published or unpublished documents recordings, or artifacts, and they must be contemporary to the events, people, or information that is at issue
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primary sources
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information based on real, provable events, or situations
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facts
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beliefs based on personal judgments, rather than on indisputable facts
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opinions
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opinions or beliefs that affect a persons ability to make fair, unclouded judgments or decisions
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biases
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oversimplified opinions, that do not account for individual differences, about an entire group of people or things
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stereotypes
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text that tells a story or relates a chain of events
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narrative
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passage introduces or explains a subject, gives groundwork information that is necessary for understanding later ideas, or analyzes information objectively
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expository
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writing passes along precise information usually about a specific topic, and usually is a formal or semi-formal style
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technical
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tries to get the reader to agree with the author
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persuasive
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the general subject matter covered by the work (general subject)
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topic
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the works specific message ( reason the text was written)
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main idea
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flesh out, and explain, the main idea (believability of the main idea)
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supporting details
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subjects that a written work frequently touches upon; idea or concepts that the book/writing comes back to again and again
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theme
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express the main point of a paragraph, or of a larger text structure; paragraph starts with, then goes back to the sentence with supporting ideas or to explore the topic in greater detail
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topic sentence
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generally appear at (or near) the end of a paragraph, chapter, section, or document, sum up the point of the earlier text, driving the message home so that the reader does not forget it or miss it. useful for providing closure to a piece of text
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summary sentences
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an idea that follows from the facts or ideas presented in the text, has to be consistent with the ideas in the text
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logical conclusion
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drawing any conclusions
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predictions
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next step or logical conclusion that is not actually written in the text rather it is deduced by the reader based on information that is in the text
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inferences
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end result
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conclusion
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time and place in which a text was written; style and content of a text are part of its...
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historical context
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is the way in which a given text is organized
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text structure
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ordered list of thoughts or ideas
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sequence
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presents a problem or question, and then responds with a solution or answer
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problem-solution
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presents 2 different cases, usually with the intent of making the reader consider the differences between the 2 cases.
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comparison-contrast
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first presents an action, and then describes the effects and the result from that action
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cause-effect
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passage of text that describes or characterizes a person, thing, or idea
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descriptition
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text surrounding a word, phrase, or passage; helps determine the meaning of an unfamilluar word
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context
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provides an overview of a document outlining its basic structure and allowing the reader to quickly look up the section she/he wants to read
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table of contents
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also provides a way of looking up various topics in the document, typically consists of a list of names, topics, and ideas mentioned in a text, followed by the page number(s) where those names, topics, or ideas are mentioned
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index
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any standard instrument of measurement that has marking at established intervals
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scale
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typically show an overhead view of a specific area
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map
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a small area that explains the symbols and notations used on the map
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legend
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symbol that indicates the cardinal direction as they relate to the map
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compass rose
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information in the legend that tells the reader how to interpret distance on the map
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distance scale
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title that preface a section of text
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headings
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headings that appear below other headings, within the same category
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subheading
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